Would you rather have Cisco certification or a girlfriend?

LarryDaMan

datchcha wrote:

But Md is known for illegal **** sites...so who am i to say...Mutants...

Oh, that was a racist immigrant hating joke. Took me a while, but I got it. "Illegal ****" on this site often mean something different. Cool, so you're a biggot? Good luck with that, but even a racist would have thought this girl was pretty.

Aldur

GF nooooo, they take up sooo much time, wife yes. Once your married, if your married to the right girl, they'll let you study all the time and take care of the necessities such as laundry and food.

I know its probably not that way for most ppl but I sure got it good

phantasm

I'm married. So I'll take the CCNA. lol.

Slowhand

Lucky for me that my girlfriend's polyamorous. It'd be tough choice, if I had to make one. On the one hand, one of her ports is administratively down with an ACL that denies any inbound packets. On the other, those little 1U routers may be sleek with super-fast output, but I can think of 38(D) reasons why they just don't measure up.

Hmm. . . I'll get back to you.

Mrock4

Slowhand wrote:

Lucky for me that my girlfriend's polyamorous. It'd be tough choice, if I had to make one. On the one hand, one of her ports is administratively down, with an ACL that denies any inbound packets. On the other, those little 1U routers may be sleek with super-fast output, but I can think of 38(D) reasons why they just don't measure up.

Hmm. . . I'll get back to you.

Priceless.

LarryDaMan

Slowhand wrote:

Lucky for me that my girlfriend's polyamorous. It'd be tough choice, if I had to make one. On the one hand, one of her ports is administratively down with an ACL that denies any inbound packets. On the other, those little 1U routers may be sleek with super-fast output, but I can think of 38(D) reasons why they just don't measure up.

Hmm. . . I'll get back to you.

So many directions to go with this, but this is a family site.

Wiki says:

"Back Orifice was designed with a client-server architecture. A small and unobtrusive server program is installed on one machine, which is remotely manipulated by a client program"

Sexeh

Empathy

dynamik wrote:

Not if it comes with her: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/

I believe I'm in love.

Slowhand

Empathy wrote:

dynamik wrote:

Not if it comes with her: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/

I believe I'm in love.

I've had the chance to dance with a lady like that, (the 6509-NEB-A, to be exact,) and I have to tell you, she's fiesty. It's a hell of a switch, and it's no wonder that every company that requires Cisco experience specifies this series in their requirements.

itdaddy

Just put some makeup and a wig on a router of your choice and then *BAM* you kill two birds with one stone.

haahaha ahaha that is so funny hahhhaah i can just see it lipstick and all big card slots ahahha


personally man get your certs and education out of the way first..there is always time
for a GF man! if you want to be ccnp or higher man forget girls..talk to rosie
and get that crap done all your education then get a girl that way
your educational goals are all done. school and certs do not mix with family men.
ask any guy it ssucks who suffers your family on the back burner. done both many times
and get that education done first then worry about chicks man!

what I tell my son is where there is $$$$ there is a hot babe you can spend time with.
me personally once I am done with my BS and my CCNP it is off to a different country
to fine me a mate; i love foreign chicks!

HeroPsycho

Best explanation I've ever heard when you think about it.

If you have to spend time to meet the mate you end up with, she's probably going eat your time up.

If you don't, you end up with a mate who wasn't desperately trying to meet someone. They're probably someone whose career is important to them, too, and spend time on that, and simply don't have time to constantly be bar hopping or whatever.

I met my wife being in the same college class. She's a college grad as I am, and she had a life of her own. Contrast her with other women I've had relationships with, and she's obviously the best woman for a relationship out of them all, in fact, the only one even remotely close to being someone I wanted to marry.

Is she the hottest woman out there? No, but in the end, that's inconsequential. Being married to her is not a chore, is enjoyable, and after 8 years of marriage, our relationship is never exhausting. She understands I have career priorities, just as she has her priorities, but we both want and like to spend time with each other.

What more can you ask for?

Mrock4

Nice HeroPsycho. On a real note, this girl I've recently been seeing had one stipulation, which she shockingly agreed to. I said "If we date, I require time to study for my CCNP, and hopefully CCIE eventually. It may take a long time for the CCIE, so you have to deal with that". She smiled and said "if that's your goal go for it". I was like

I'm trying to learn from the married folk who say that an understanding wife is a prereq for a CCIE

the_Grinch

Slowhand, your girl have a sister?

Mrock4

I dance with Ms. 6509-NEB-A almost every day..she's brutal when you don't speak her language very well (CatOS, in this case).

kctxau

Both will need to be upgraded within a couple of years................oh c$@p!!! my wife just saw me write this! Now I'm runn'n down the hallway holler'n... Honey!! I wasn't talking about yoooouuu!!!!
Dumplin!!!!!! ......... come back!!!

mamono

I have a girl that I'm seeing right now. She understands that I have my priorities when it comes to studying for certifications. We try to setup dates and manage our time for now. That will change later down the road as the relationship grows, but it seems to work.

Time management, if the little lady really likes you then she'll manage and support your decisions are long as you respect and support hers. At least, that's what we're doing. Works out so far. I'll be moving along on my Cisco studies come January with goals of CCNP and CCDA by end of 2009. Finding a gal that understands and is supportive is key, IMHO. I think studying for certs and relationships can coexist.

gorebrush

I'm with a girl, have been for 16 months.

She let's me do what I want... Which is fortunate.

But sometimes she can be a right pain in the ass.

Love you really, if your reading this, lol.

dave0212

I have a CCNA and a wife so would have to say a girlfriend

Now all I have to do is convince them both to have a threesome

UnixGuy

girlfriend of course !! **** cisco, there're thousands of certificates out there, but life's too short man !! get a girlfriend !! ok maybe you can study at night tho lol

UnixGuy

I really liked how the forum auto-edit the f-word

i said f- cisco, now it's love cisco

skrpune

wow, um, so am I the only chick on this board?!

But seriously fellas...girlfriends and wives don't "let" you do anything. It's not up to anyone else to let you do x, y, or z. It's up to YOU to decide what to do. So select your priorities and then move on, just don't be shocked with the results of ill-placed priorities! (i.e., if it's your wife's/girlfriend's birthday, PUT THE BOOKS DOWN! )

And if you've found the right mate, then they'll understand that you MUST do certain things for work or school or certs or whatever. Just give respect and whatever time you can to your partner. And if you're lucky, you can have the certs AND a girlfriend/wife/boyfriend/husband. (I happen to be very luck in that I have a hubby and a couple certs.)

And just remember guys, this being supportive and understanding thing goes both ways, so if you expect your chica to be understanding, then be prepared to be understanding in return when she's superbusy with work or certs or school and doesn't have time to frolic with you!

Mrock4

skrpune wrote:

...girlfriends and wives don't "let" you do anything.

This is not true at all. It's one of those things like, "honey, study all you want", then the wife gets upset 5 minutes later because you're not listening to her talk about Oprah or Dr. Phil.

I do find it funny that the "deepest" response on this thread is, go figure..by a female

skrpune

Mrock4 wrote:

skrpune wrote:

...girlfriends and wives don't "let" you do anything.

This is not true at all. It's one of those things like, "honey, study all you want", then the wife gets upset 5 minutes later because you're not listening to her talk about Oprah or Dr. Phil.

I do find it funny that the "deepest" response on this thread is, go figure..by a female

Wow, um, *great* attitude there! All I can say is that if that's how you really feel about women, then well...good luck to you. (Please tell me you were joking...please?)

In general, I think you get what you expect out of your partner. If you expect your significant other to be demanding and grating and annoying, then that's probably the type of partner you'll end up with. And if that's your attitude towards the opposite s*x, then you deserve that type of partner!! (This goes both ways - chicks who think all men suck usually end up with arseholes, and guys who think all chicks are whiny and annoying usually end up with mega-bitches from hell!)

IMO, REAL women don't need constant attention or validation. If you're dating or married to someone who needs to constantly be the center of attention and priority number 1, then you need to find someone with different priorities.

jibbajabba

This thread makes me chuckle

amp2030

skrpune wrote:

IMO, REAL women don't need constant attention or validation. If you're dating or married to someone who needs to constantly be the center of attention and priority number 1, then you need to find someone with different priorities.

No True Scotsman?

he-man

skrpune, you got a bloke?


Im off to Chigago this Saturday and then driving down to Vegas. You fancy hookin up?

skrpune

he-man wrote:

skrpune, you got a bloke?


Im off to Chigago this Saturday and then driving down to Vegas. You fancy hookin up?

Sorry he-man, I'm taken. Hubby is very good about sharing me with my studies, but not so good with sharing me with other fellas!

(On a sidenote, lovin the He-man reference...I was a total She-Ra fan growing up, although looking back at it now, that headgear of hers was a bit dorky!)

UnixGuy

Mrock4 wrote:

skrpune wrote:

...girlfriends and wives don't "let" you do anything.

This is not true at all. It's one of those things like, "honey, study all you want", then the wife gets upset 5 minutes later because you're not listening to her talk about Oprah or Dr. Phil.

I do find it funny that the "deepest" response on this thread is, go figure..by a female

my ex-girlfriend was like that, even though she's an IT girl !! actually she's even Oracle employee but she wasn't understanding at all !!


my current gf (soon to be wife) however is very understanding. I just give her enough time and study as well, eventhough she has nothing to do with IT. So it really depends on the girl (and you of course)

Mrock4

skrpune wrote:

Wow, um, *great* attitude there! All I can say is that if that's how you really feel about women, then well...good luck to you.

I've got a great relationship, thank you. But I feel bad you take this so seriously..smile once in a while, it's the internet.

skrpune

Mrock4 wrote:

skrpune wrote:

Wow, um, *great* attitude there! All I can say is that if that's how you really feel about women, then well...good luck to you.

I've got a great relationship, thank you. But I feel bad you take this so seriously..smile once in a while, it's the internet.

Sorry, but there's lots of cavemen out there and it's hard to see you smirking at your keyboard from here...and I did include that "please tell me you're joking" part in the hopes that you WERE joking and are not actually a caveman. Glad to hear you're more evolved than some others out there!

I don't take this so seriously, just wanted to put in my two cents that not all women are Oprah-Dr.Phil-aholics who need to be the center of attention all the time. Yes, it's hard to not be at least a wee bit sensitive about men describing women as annoying and self-centered and such, especially when you're a chick in a highly male-dominated field, but all I can do is say my piece about it and feel sorry for guys who actually feel like that and move on.

Mrock4

No worries. I'm not trying to be hostile or anything. Relationships are far too complicated for one person to fully understand. All you can do is give it your all and hope it works out IMO